Churn.



No. 765,710. I PATENTED JULY 26, 1904 c. c. PULLEN.

GHURN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. 1903. RENEWED JUNE 10, 1904.

H0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED JULY 26, 1904. G. 0. PULLBN.

GHURN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. 1993. RENEWED JUNE 10, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

NO MODEL.

amen/[3oz Patented July 26, 1904.

UNITE STATEs .PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTOPHER C. PULLEN, OF WAVERLY, TENNESSEE.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 765,710, dated July 26, 1904.

Application filed April 24, 1903- Renewed June 10, 1904:. Serial No- 211,976. (No model.)

T at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER C. PULLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waverly, in the county of Humphreys, State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churns; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to churns, and more particularly to the means for operating the dasher and for holding the body immovably during the churning operation, the object of the invention being to provide an eflicient structure wherein the body may be quickly put in place and removed, as may also the dasher.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, in which'like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is an elevation showing a churn-opcrating means and means for holding a churn in place. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showing the clamp for holding the churn body. Fig. 3' is a vertical section through the dasher, the cross-head, and the pitman connected to the latter. Fig. 4: is a section on line 1 1 of Fig. 1, showing the slot through which the dasher-shaft is applied and removed. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the motor, the casing thereof being in section.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a base or platform 10, upon which are the vertical uprights 11 and 12, having a casing 13 secured at their upper ends and in which casing is arranged the actuating portion of the churn-motor. The platform is designed to receive and support the churn-body, which may be of any specific style. To hold the churn-body upon the platform, clampingjaws 13 are provided, having concaved faces for engagement with the sides of the body and having rearwardly directed stems 14:, which slide between the guides 15 on the platform and through the slots of which stems are engaged set-screws 15, so that when the jaws are adjusted to their proper positions the setscrews may be operated to clamp them against movement.

Within the casing 12 is a spring-drum 16, having a gear-wheel 17 which forms one member of a train of gearing which serves to drive the shaft 18, which projects forwardly through the front of the casing, where it is provided with a crank-disk 19.

Transversely of the uprights are secured the plates 19 and 20, connecting which are the vertical guide-rods 21, on which is slidably disposed a cross-head 22, having upwardly- 27, in which operates the dasher-shaft 28 the upper end of which is removably engaged in a socket 29 in the bottom of the cross-head, said shaft when in operation being held in the socket by means of a pin 30, which is engaged in alining perforations in the cross-head and shaft. At the lower end of the dasher-shaft are the blades 31, which operate inthe body of the churn, and in order that the dasher may be removed with the churn-body a slot 33 is formed in the cross-piece and communicates with the opening through the latter, so that the dasher-shaft may be moved laterally from the cross-piece 20 when the churn-body is correspondingly moved.

The spring-drum in the casing 12 has a brake-flange 34, and in the end of the casing is slidably mounted a rod 35, having a brake 36 at one end for contact with the brake-flange, said rod being connected to a hand-lever 37, pivoted to the side of the casing for movement to shift the rod with the brake-shoe into and out of active engagement with the brakeflange. By this means the motor may be stopped or released, as desired. Vvhen the motor is in operation, the dasher will be reoiprocated in the churn-body.

In practice modifications of the specific construction shown may be made, and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is An apparatus of the class described comprising a platform having threaded openings therein, uprights mounted upon the platform, a motor mechanism supported upon the said uprights, upper and lower transverse guidebars having alining openings therein, the lower guide-bar having a slot connecting with the opening therein, vertical guide-rods connecting the guide-bars, a cross-head slidably engaged with the guide-rods and provided with a socket and upwardly-directed ears, a dasher-shaft removably engaged in the said socket and adapted to move into and out of the opening in the lower guide-bar through In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in 3 presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER G. PULLEN.

Witnesses:

J NO. E. PULLEN, MASON SANDERS. 

